Harlen

Today (rather tonight) was Marge and Chris's wedding! Both the ceremony and reception took place at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) in North Adams. It was a beautiful venue, fitting of the bride and groom. The ceremony, which started at 7:15PM, was short but unique to the couple. They wrote their own vows which made me tear up (of course). They also performed a ribbon ceremony which is a Chinese wedding tradition akin to exchanging vows in our culture. They both hold ends of a ribbon and face three different places and bow three times in each position. First they face the east, then their parents, and then each other. Margaret's dress was beautiful: it was a calf-length lace dress that she wore with green heels for the ceremony. The bridesmaids wore green cocktail length dresses and carried bouquets made of ribbon that Marge's mother made. To tie in with Chris's Scottish heritage, Margaret's mom used some plain ribbons.

After the ceremony, we were all ushered into the lobby for the reception. Because it was so late at night, they served hors d'oeuvres but no dinner. The couple had their first dance and then the maid of honor and bridesmaid made a speech as well as the best man and the Marge's dad. Margaret's father's speech was one of the best I have ever heard. Matt and I danced for a few songs to the band that Marge and Chris had hired, but ended up leaving early. (I wasn't feeling well.)

It was a wonderful night, though, that celebrated the love of two amazing people. Congratulations Marge and Chris!

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